About The Village at Waterman Lake
Learn why we’re still here after more than 30 years
The Village at Waterman Lake is a catered retirement community in northern Rhode Island with resort-style amenities and a full range of lifestyle options to suit every need.
Southern New England’s leading provider of catered retirement living, catered assisted living, the region’s most innovative Alzheimer’s care and skilled nursing*, The Village at Waterman Lake has earned a reputation for excellence that is second to none. Locally owned and operated, The Village offers the perfect blend of hospitality and first-class health services for those who need them.
We offer a tremendous variety of services and amenities on our quiet wooded campus: breakfast, lunch, and dinner served in our elegant dining rooms, housekeeping and linen service, chauffeured transportation, well-stocked libraries, pub, putting green, and much, much more, all included in our month-to-month rental rates. For the convenience of residents, outpatient rehabilitation and physician services are available on site.
(*skilled nursing available to Village residents only)
Benefits of The Village
What makes us stand out in the industry?
Comfortable & Distinctive Surroundings
Breathtaking lake views highlight the picturesque campus of The Village at Waterman Lake, situated on a 31-acre wooded hilltop. Lavish gardens provide the setting for arts, fitness, leisure, and so much more.
A Diverse Activities Program
The Village Activities Team demonstrates an incomparable degree of energy, creativity and passion for their job. Each building has its own Activities Director, who meets with residents monthly to hear comments, ideas, and suggestions on the overall activities program helping it to continually evolve!
Affordable Pricing
We remain at the median price range among our competitors and work hard daily to ensure our prices can remain as stable as possible for our residents’ planning purposes.
Rental Terms
We have a reasonable month-to-month rental term and only require 30-days notice. There is no buy-in at our community. Like all retirement communities, we do have a “Community Fee” that is competitively priced.
An Exceptional Staff
Expert care begins with a highly skilled professional leadership team. The talents and experience of our caring staff help ensure the very best in healthcare and hospitality services for our residents.
Satisfied Residents & Their Families
We cannot stress enough the importance of quality assurance on our campus. It matters to us tremendously how our residents and families feel about the care and service we provide. For this reason, we gratefully welcome any and all feedback. We pride ourselves on the positive feedback we receive and will continue to update the attached testimonial page to read how our customers truly feel about us.
Unmatched Experience
Since opening our doors more than thirty years ago the knowledge and experience acquired by our managers and longtime dedicated front line team surpasses that of any area competitor. We have earned our reputation through hard work, commitment and passion for what we do.
Our Mission
24 hours a day – 7 days a week
We are here to serve, and to do so with respect for the dignity of each individual.
As part of our goal to fiercely protect and encourage our residents’ good health and wellbeing, we will continue to offer a broad spectrum of first-class hospitality and healthcare services. With the help of our caring staff and quality programs, we promise to willingly embrace innovation and constantly reassess our own efforts, in order that we may best accommodate the growing and changing needs of our seniors, their families, and the community at large.
Our Team
Meet the managerial team at The Village
Expert care begins with a professional leadership team. The talents and experience of our people help ensure the very best in healthcare and hospitality services for our residents.
In 2014, the Senior Advisor Excellence Award was presented to The Village at Waterman Lake for receiving consistently high ratings from residents and their families. We are proud to have received the award again in 2015, 2016, and 2017.
Accolades
Accomplishments of our team members
Here at The Village, we have always credited our successes to those countless individuals who have believed in our mission these past 30 years. This includes, in great part, our amazing Village team, who commit themselves daily to providing the very best in caring service to our community’s older adults. We are both humbled and grateful for the many awards and recognition that has been bestowed upon our campus and our team. To be honored for doing the very thing we have dedicated our professional lives to, holds precious meaning to us.
Among These Accolades:
- “Champion for Seniors” honor presented by Argentum to our Retirement Counselor, Christine Sullivan.
- Named “Best Retirement Community in Rhode Island” four consecutive years by Providence Journal readers.
- 2019 Rhode Island Assisted Living Association‘s very first “Executive Director Hero Award”
presented to Chief Operating Officer, Oliver Harvey.
- Rhode Island Monthly “Excellence in Nursing – LTC Nurse of the Year” presented to
Lodge Director of Nursing, Cindy Donahue.